Indicator history

According to the Third Report on Portugal published by the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) the school drop-out rate among Roma children is high, as shown by the figures provided by the Portuguese authorities. There are very few Roma children who pursue their studies beyond the first cycle. The report identifies that Roma girls are particularly likely to leave school at a very early age for cultural reasons. The report adds that according to non-government sources there were fewer than ten Roma students in higher education (p. 30).

ECRI report states that, in the absence of detailed statistics, according to several studies children from certain immigrant groups, in particular Africans, do less well at school than Portuguese pupils and are less likely to continue their education (p. 17).
 

Source

ECRI (2007), Third Report on Portugal, Strasbourg: Council of Europe, http://hudoc.ecri.coe.int/XMLEcri/ENGLISH/Cycle_03/03_CbC_eng/PRT-CbC-III-2007-4-ENG.pdf, Date of access: 27.02.2012.